so she was really excited to get to go. >> on the day of the contest, betsy and dan hit the beach. >> the ocean was quite turbulent. i remember being rather fascinated that waves were coming to the left and waves were coming to the right. it definitely was an active ocean that day. >> hundreds of spectators and media are setting up, including tyler short. >> i was just standing behind the podium, looking around for a place to watch. >> the surfing competition takes place about a half mile offshore and tyler can't get a good vantage point. soon he forgets about the competition when he notices the tide creeping in. >> i was watching the waves get closer and closer, and they were coming up underneath the podium. >> down the beach, dan and betsy are not worried about the waves off in the distance. >> we would have water come maybe this deep, you know, just a wave would come in and some foamy water would come in and almost get your feet wet. >> but dan, betsy and tyler have no idea what's coming. >> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just r

the story of the betsy ross is an oral history passed down from betsy's family members. but there's no primary source documenting betsy ross creating that flag. but it is a well respected and fond symbol of american history. on this side of the room, behind me, you'll see very colorful flags that are a different shape than the american flag. these are french regimental flags. and as you may know, the french helped the continental army win the war with financial support, military support, and supplies. opposite the american flag wall, we have several flags depicting the different regiments of the army, so each regiment would design its own flag and be known by it. the white flag with the bees is in an early north carolina flag. on the far end, you'll see a navy blue flag with two women, and that's the new york third regiment flag. welcome to the lobe gallery, the last gallery at the museum. currently, "rating the attic," a crowdsourced exhibit, is being hosted. this exhibit put 22 artifacts up for public choice. and over 5,000 votes are received and the top 10 objects are

. >> betsy ross asked me if she wanted to-- if she could, do a flag. aid no. -- i said no. >> stephen: you turned down betsy ross. >> yes. >> stephen: so who did the flag? >> betsy ross did the flag. >> stephen: right. >> because george washington heard that i turned her down. (laughter) >> stephen: okay, okay. >> so-- . >> stephen: he pulled strings. >> she sewed strings. (laughter) >> stephen: potato, potato sir. >> no, not the same. tomato. tomato, tomato, parade. (laughter) >> stephen: are you going to be-- are you going to be in town for the tomato parade? >> yes, sir, pomona. give me these. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now, sir -- >> i want to tell you something. >> stephen: i want to hear it. >> it's frightening. >> stephen: yes, what's frightening. >> it's frightening sitting here. >> stephen: why is it frightening, i am so happy you are here, i have been a lifelong fan of yours. >> happy for you. frightening for me. >> stephen: no need to be frightened. >> they brought me out here. >> stephen: yeah. >> and set me in the dark. a

. >> betsy ross. >> it is a name that everyone calls me.t would be quite fine if you call me by that name but i was much longer by the name i was called betsy ross. >> i was only 24 years old. >> yes. >> when i made washington's flag. >> twenty-four. >> i am so much more than 24 he lived right over there in the corner. >> they are neighbors of mine you are over there on arch. >> i am on arch street between third and second. i don't think i recognize him. >> do you ever get married. >> i have wed three times. my name is now elizabeth claypool, that c is my nickname. >> alex is single, you seem to meet a lot of guys here in olde city. >> sure. >> we still have have that chat at my home. >> let me tell you about the the stars and stripes, i cannot have someone come here new to philadelphia and the not know something very particular about the the stars. now, when general washington came to visit me, i changed the stars. he had wanted six pointed stars. >> six. >> for his own flag had six pointed flags. i said five pointed star would be better.

betsy ross bridge instead.et's look at the ben franklin bridge, construction blocking the right lane westbound it's not causing a delay just yet, but i expect it will in an hour or so, be warned. septa media/elwyn line all normal this morning. >> reporter: we're in the 60s in most neighborhoods, karen, we'll be in the mid 70s by 9:00 a.m. 81 degrees at noon, 87 at 3:00 p.m. with a high of 88 degrees probably hitting that around 4:00 before we settle back to 83. of course the second big order of the day, after the warmth and humidity we'll feel is the late day and nighttime thunderstorms they could start popping north and west of philadelphia. we expect them to roll through the i-95 corridor and later tonight and they could produce drenching downpours. >> a florida developer, will have to pate -- wait two weeks before he finds out if his low ball offer of $90 million will be accepted. he owns the palm beach polo and country club in south florida. he has said he is in the business of turning around trouble proper

but no primary source creating g betsy ross that flag. but it's a well respected and american history. on this side of the room, you'll see colorful flags different shapes from the american flag. hese are french regimental flags. as you may know, the french helped us, the continental army the war with financial support, military support, and supplies. opposite the american flag wall, we found several flags depicting regiments of the army. each would design its own flag and be known by it. the white flag with the bees is an early north carolina flag. the far end you'll see a navy women and ith two that was the new york third regiment flag. welcome to the gallery. museum. gallery of the currently raiding the attic is posted. this exhibit puts 22 artifacts up for public choice. 5,000 votes are received and the top 10 objects exhibited here in the lobe gallery. so some of the interesting decided hat the people to have exhibited are behind me. so follow me. this is the great seal of the united states. it's not just a painting on wood. it's act

if you can avoid 95 southbound and maybe get on at the betsy ross bridge, that is your best bet. sandwiched between the two bridges. tacony-palymya. a lot of activity in this area and keep you updated and let you know. especially once the delays form, how significant they become. tracy? >>> skies are clear and chilly this morning. temperatures have really come down on this first morning of autumn. 40s and 50s to start with. but brilliant sunshine will turn the numbers around. we'll be seeing similar conditions to yesterday afternoon, except more sunshine. no clouds blowing through the wind has already died down and this weather is too chilly for you, the weekend, you might like that. much warmer for saturday and sunday. 40s and 50s. 52 in northeast philadelphia and philadelphia international. 48 in wilmington and take a closer look at bucks county right along the delaware river go inland and you'll find 40s. central bucks county ea ay and and west and drop down to 39 degrees this morning. chilly start but sunshine will warm us to the 60s for pocono mountains and reading up to 71.

betsy, as you watch what is happening in washington, d.c. we see the criticism coming from both sides here. as senator feinstein's criticism was the president is being too cautious. is he in a no-win situation? still we are a month into this. >> i think it's definitely winnable. there is certainly appetite. among republicans on capitol hill and for the united states to do something. that is a very powerful urge. the big question what specifically is the president going to ask from congress and this is something we note. part of the reason the president had so much trouble for intervention in syria is what he asked for, there were complaints it wasn't specific enough. it's struckive to contrast those two especially given that grassroots operation to prevention in is we didn't go there. i think if the president courts congress he can score a win on this. >> do you see a bipartisan movement here? >> we have seen a lot of strange b bedfellows but also on political. the fact that we see these unusual coalitions bonding, i think is indicative that

northbound jams betsy ross bridge to bridge street.tick to frankford avenue or the boulevard instead and we also have the northeast extension southbound past quakertown, dave another overturned truck here, use 309 southbound instead. and yet the weather is not a problem. >> seems to be the morning for those trucks turning over though. so we're looking at clouds down the shore, clear skies overhead in philadelphia, temperatures in the 40's and 50's right now and by 9 o'clock fairly bright conditions, shades weather i think and 56 degrees so still cool by 9 o'clock. 63 by noon, though and by 3 o'clock, 70 degrees and our high today 71, we may have to wait until about 3:30 or 4 o'clock before we hit that and then down to 67 by 6 o'clock. it will be a cool one out there from start to finish. if you're headed to the airport we're not seeing any delays on the big board from philadelphia all the way down to orlando florida. in fact orlando is kind of warm at 72 right now, matt. >> thanks, david. >>> fellow passengers will to pull an irate wom

time is this an indication that this is a prelude to her possible run to the white house in 2016, hi, betsy, good to see you. is there a subliminal message that secretary clinton is sending by attending this steak fry? >> the number one take away by showing up in iowa is that she's keeping her options open. it doesn't mean she's made up her mind. it seems like she hasn't decided but it does absolutely mean she's thinking about it and she wants to have the choice available to her. when the reporters asked her today if she was thinking about 2016, she sort of blew them off, she said this is about the 2014 candidates, this isn't about me. >> it's about midterms that's happening in 49 days now. what's your take, betsy, on senator harkin, she's the senator's guest and is suggesting that hill childrhill clinton has moved a bit too far to the right. >> there's people that absolutely agree. looking at clinton's relationship with the walmart corporation. how she was on to board, she had a lot of stock by the time she left the board. she had a comfortable relationship with the walton family and there

. >> reporter: we have a bridge opening this morning, head to the betsy ross bridge. >> later on the morning buzz something to get you started with the smile look at the fun that a bear cub has when he visits a golf course. that's coming you mean. i'and i love new york.it there's no place like it in the world. one of my favorite fall activities is visiting our world-renowned wineries and craft brewers. and, award-winning distilleries and cider makers. they're located all across our great state. come raise a glass to your favorites. plan your fall getaway at iloveny.com/fall there's something for everyone >> good morning, every, it is 5:13, thursday, we're taking a live look at the new world trade center building in new york city, 13 years ago september 11 attacks horrified us all, and i'm sure throughout the course of your day cruel spend a few moments remembering what you thought, what you felt, what you feared on this day and of course the many people that this at any time lost. >> absolutely, karen, let's come over to you and take a look at where things stand with the traffic, goo

head to the betsy ross bridge instead of the tacony-palmyra.ranklin bridge delay just starting to form heading into center city. we have delays 42 northbound side from coles road to 55. sluggish heading to 295. david. >> reporter: all right, matt, it's cool out there, but these numbers are not that bad in october we're looking at numbers close to 60 in pottstown, 62 in center city and 57 in saint davids. not much wind out there. over in new jersey, 57 in agenda beach and hammonton. 65 in in in avalon. if you're heading outside to run errands. 67 by 9:00. 76 by noon. 3:00 p.m., pretty much repeating the sorts of high temperatures we had over the weekend. 80 today light wind and sun and high cloud cover erin. thanks, david. >>> tonight on 6abc it's "dancing with the stars" the show is getting philly flavor. kevin hart will serve as the guest judge. tune in to see the actor and comedian give his two cents. we'll be right back. guess what? the money we need to fund our schools lies right underneath your feet. that's right. down in the ground, penns

. >> there's a li'l political comment tate area and talk show hose smiley and betsy johnson designer. >> oh, no grandma needs. >> all 13 are ready to turn, shake and spin for coveted mirrorball trophy. >> let's go have fun and win this thing. >> there is also a permanent fourth sdwlj season. julianne hough already taken home two mirrorball trophies will be judging all season long. "channel 6 action news." rick and monica any favorites you're keeping an eye out for. >> i'm a fap of carlton from the fresh prince he's been dancing all his leafy remember the michael jackson commercials. >> his rehearsal have gone well. >> betsy johnson had my attention. >> time check in with matt pellman and the "action news" traffic center. >> we've been dance around traffic troubles on this monday right home 95 northbound approaching blue route there was a crash timely gone and northbound lanes are reopened. but the traffic in them is still moving really slowly as you can see coming out of delaware headed up to 476. on the southbound side of 95 by walt whitman bridge crash there gone and pigging up the

what about betsy ross? have you heard of betsy loss? >> i love her. >> love betsy ross?> bright colors, primary colors? >> yes, it's awesome, the way it plays with the colors and the textures and the transfer, it's everything about lines, about the channels, i love it. >> exactly. and the stars and the stripes. you don't think it's too much, the storms with the stripes? >> for me, never it's enough. >> what about bartles and james? >> great, as well. >> fantastic, right? >> just sparklinsparkling. >> absolutely. very elegant, very stylish. >> refreshing, would you say? >> yeah, absolutely. >> teddy ruxpin. what about anton scalia. >> yes. >> what did you think of that collection? >> i like it. >> you like the robes? >> i want to do a kimono look. i love it. >> all about the robes this week. >> a big trend coming in. look out for the robes. >> what about phil robertson? >> phil robertson, you know, is beyond one of my favorites. >> really burst onto the scene a few years ago. >> yeah. >> the whole robertson family and, what do you think of that style? >> you know what, i

this is in the area of the betsy ross bridge overturned tractor trailer.an see the tow trucks have arrived on scene. the challenge is getting that tractor trailer turned upright and moved out of the area and also a lot of trash spilled all over the highway. the truck was carrying trash. lanes being impacted both southbound and northbound and delays already building southbound. up next, nbc 10 traffic reporter jillian mele will tell thus best way to get around the mess. >>> now to today's business headlines, a no tipping restaurant is getting set to open in philadelphia. here's a tip for you, they're having a job fair this friday. it will adopt the european style of employee hourly wages. the job fair takes place this friday from 9:00 to noon on north second street and the owners are looking to hire up to 20 full and part-time positions. >>> here's a tip if you're looking to work in another field. a job fair happening today in chester in the better living center. 9:00 to 11:00 and among the employers looking to hire fedex and goodwill industries and u.p.s.

it reunited all of us as a country and we came together. >> reporter: the ceremony was held at the betsy ross house fitting since the first american flag was made here. john mcdevitt for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> we have much more on this commemoration of the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks online. the address is cbsphilly.comly. >> tonight philadelphia police are looking for three suspects in connection with a robbery on washington square. those suspects broke into a home in the 400 block of south jessup street. they got away with a safe containing $20,000 worth of jewelry as well as passports, birth certificates and cash. this happened early in the morning on labor day. if you have any information you're asked to contact philadelphia police. >>> now to delaware where police released these sketches today. these are the two kids that investigators believe attacked and robbed a 12-year-old with cerebral palsy in newark. police believe the suspects in this case are between 12 and 14 years old. they're accused of pushing the victim's wheelchair into a storm great and then stealing his

and betsy greer, a long-time leader in the northern virginia affiliate is here. together it is our prifflidge to jointly present betsy here -- to jointly present our next speaker with nami richard t greer advocacy award named in honor of betsy's husband who as the director. >> good morning. 35th rks nami's anniversary. richard greer served as our third full time employee and as first director of government relations. that was back when the national office was a one-bedroom apartment on massachusetts avenue. those were the days when our loved ones were being discharged from state psychiatric hospitals and returned to their home communities. they were extremely ill but their families had no skills or support to care for them. in those times richard greer usually didn't come home for supper until 8:00 or 9:00 in the evening, answering calls from across the nation from people seeking help for their loved ones. what do i need? where do i find services? what programs help? whom should i call? it was through those phone calls that richard greer found nami foot soldiers

stick to the betsy ross bridge as your alternate that's moving fine at this point.lso live in plymouth meeting right now looking at ridge pike eastbound we had an accident, it has since cleared so things moving better right now but as david has been talking about the roads in the process of getting wet right now just in time for the morning commute. construction going on, paving on the boulevard northbound. still happening in the inner drive for about another half hour and that's -- watch for in paving near rhawn. southbound we had a fuel spill but that has since cleared, tam. >> okay, thank you, karen. >>> and we begin this morning with breaking news coming to us from northeast philadelphia where police say a father shot and killed a man who climbed into his daughter's bedroom. the action cam was on the scene along the 2700 lock of ax factory road. police say a 32-year-old man either broke in or was let in through a rear window. according to police, the father entered the bedroom struggled with the man and then shot him in the head killing him. erin o'hearn will br

approaching the betsy ross bridge, down through the vine st. expressway, will be a squeeze, taking a look at the schuylkill expressway, your westbound side, that is the south street area right here, no major problems, westbound, or eastbound, but it is building. volume is definitely building. as we take a look at the wide, notice, within our western suburbs, it is not awful, but dropping down into the 30's, 20's, on parts of the schuylkill. dropping down to the 40's, eastbound side of 422, as well as the northbound side of 202. traveling again on 95, you will find that pocket approaching the vine st. expressway. if you are headed into new jersey, 55 southbound closed as a result after accident, 674, your best idea, would be to stay on 47. later on tonight, broad street southbound will be closed, between seven p.m. and 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. because philadelphia celebrating 40th anniversary, erika? >> all right, torrey, thank you. breaking news right now, tops your headlines on cbs-3, south south african judge rules oscar pistorius guilty of culpab

on its way back down expect summaries its all delays there, as well, so for right now just take the betsy ross bridge as your alternate. otherwise, some travel times, everything starting to stack up quite a bit. heavy woodhaven into the vine, about 27 minutes trip there. ukee, erika, back to you. >> thanks so much. sixteen year old trying to swim across the english channel struggling against strong current. >> charlotte samuels being pushed back as she approaches the french coast we're told. experts say the current could add as much as five hours to her swim. but, completed the manhattan marathon, also crossed california's kathleen a channel. the english channel is the third leg of the so-called open water triple crown. >> i feel like there is no way that you can in more harmony with the world than with the universe until like be in it. i feel like being submerged in the water basically as close as you can get to being part of nature. >> the current could force charlotte to spends total of 20 grueling hours in the water. no one her age has ever completed the triple crown of open water swi

the ben, the betsy and the walt. and your mass transit is running on or close to schedule. bill, how does the weather look today? >> it's a cool start this morning. look at the clear skies. that's a live view from center city. that's allowed the temperatures to come down overnight. we did have some showers overnight. now they're done. you don't need the umbrella today, just a jacket or maybe even a sweater first thing this morning. 50s now for pottstown and millville, while it's 63 degrees in philadelphia. your bus stop weather this morning is for lots of sunshine, but you will feel that cool breeze blowing with temperatures starting off in the 50s and 60s and much cooler this afternoon. >>> two people are dead and dozens more hurt after a tour bus crashed in delaware. nbc 10's rosemary connors is live in new castle. >> reporter: we now know the identities of the two women killed in that tour bus crash. next, i'll explain what state police say happened just before the bus rolled over. >>> plus, as west africa continues to deal with the deadly ebola virus outbreak, leaders o

i-95 18 miles per hour southbound heavy from the betsy ross bridge to girard.chuylkill expressway you're about 21 westbound past the boulevard to belmont. 37 miles per hour eastbound near girard and some closures in center city we've been warning you about, don't forget you have margaret closed between third and fourth and chestnut between 15th for construction. we have an accident in pennsauken camden county, browning road at parallel ton pike. marlton pike. watch for that one. in burlington county church street is closed near pleasant valley avenue because down pole and wires. stick to fellowship road. it's a sinkhole at atlantic avenue in camden county waterford township. we're getting better in reading half mile visibility and better in reading half mile visibility. reading is the only issue out there. >> police and fire investigators are on the scene of a suspicious fire in winslow township, camden county. police are searching for evidence on busts out window screeners. the fire started at a town home on the unit block of villanova court at 3:30. >>> jesse

it is up right now, no announcement on that one, but it is up, head for the betsy ross bridge insteadou see the slow speeds on i-95. a solid line coming south from approaching cottman through girard. volume has been heavier the last few days on i-95 southbound we're seeing that this morning. >> thank you, matt. we have video into the newsroom showing the moment a science experiment went wrong at a nevada museum. 8 the children were hurt. >> i'm so excited. someone happened to be video taping this experiment and captured the screams. the happened at a discovery center in downtown reno. 13 people suffered acid burns on their bodies. the chemicals were being used to create a smoke tornado. dramatic new video showing the moment the ceiling of a stadium came crashing down in vietnam. it happened during a bat owe bad mitten tournament. >>> this is video of inmates attacking security guards early this morning. teens armed with metal rod and rocks were scene on the roof of the facility. officials don't believe anybody escaped. 32 juveniles walked out of the center on monday night 6 are at lar

betsy greer, a long time northern virginia affiliate leader, together it is our privilege to join me present our next speaker with the richard t greer advocacy award, named in honor of betsy's late husband, who was the first director. [applause] 2014 marks nami's 35th anniversary. richard greer served as its third full-time employee and its first director of government relations. that was back when the national office was a one bedroom apartment on massachusetts avenue. those were the days when our loved ones were being discharged from psychiatric hospitals and returned to their home communities. they were extremely ill, but their families had no skills or support to care for them. in those times, richard greer did not usually come home for supper until 8:00 or 9:00 in the evening, answering calls from across the nation for people seeking help for their loved ones. what do i need? where do i find services? what programs help? whom should i call? it was through those phone calls that richard greer found nami foot soldiers to carry the message of the need for better services and progra

jammed from the betsy ross bridge to girl of we have a new -- girard. we have a new accident county line road and jacksonville road and west trenton line ten minute delays inbound. >> reporter: 60 degrees by 9:00 a.m., noon, 60s. 70 by 3:00 p.m. high of 71 just briefly this afternoon around 3:30 before we dip back to 68 by 6:00 a.m. warmer for the weekend. we'll be back with so brian at citizens said one deposit a month waves the monthly maintenance fee. he's so good to me. mom! this is amazing! i know. no fee. no. brian at citizens bank. he gave you a special deal? he's into you. sounds like it's time to get back out there. honey, anyone can get one deposit checking. besides, he's younger than your brother. eww. you got that right. one deposit checking. only from citizens bank. one deposit of any amount each statement period waives the monthly maintenance fee. >> we are gathering new details on a massive fire in kensington all morning long. >> let's go over to katherine scott with a live update from the scene of this breaking news. good morning, kather

. >> you can play mommy right now with betsy what see. >> 19 60's -- the 1960's as the golden age of. most of these dolls, if not all whitem are primarily dolls. african-american children and children of other races were more or less relegated to playing with white dolls. major contribution to changing the conception of race and dolls comes in 1951 when sara lee is introduced. she's the brainchild of a florida businesswoman who felt it was important for children of all races to have a more realistic image of african-americans. sculptor named a sheila burling game to work up a doll based on actual african-american models. the doll came out in 1951 and .as very popular it was very short-lived and only in production for about two years, in part because of the inferior materials it was made of. it was created from tended to fade and break, but it in an important step developing a more even playing ground for race in terms of how african-american children were or trade in the toy industry. the 1960'sin section. this is a time of great change in america with more and revolution and the fas

betsy had a good game face. >> thank you. redskins fans are concerned about rg iii with the game just of few into the season. we continue our coverage from fedex field. what are you hearing from the fans? >> a lot of mixed emotions. a day of highs and lows. postare wrapping up the game tailgates here in a few folks are still hanging around. one thing we did notice is there was not the dour mood you might expect considering the injury, even though folks know full well it could potentially be a season ending injury. this is the video all of washington dc is talking about ityou heard or is holmes say could be season ending. a lot of folks hope that is not the case. on the one hand, he got hurt, on the other hand it was a big win for the team. , kirk cousins, when he came in, he did absolutely fantastic. there was even a contingent that felt he should have started over a healthy rg iii. despite the injury, there was a lot of optimism outside the next yield. injuries happen and it's a good thing to have a solid act of and a win is

just ask betsy deval. >> greer is just full of train tracks. >> reporter: still haunted by her accident. though you'd never miss these tracks during daylight, at night here's what betsy saw. lost and confused, she got stuck on a crossing in rural south carolina. no idea that a train was barreling down on her. with only seconds to flee, she froze. >> when i realized there was just no way my car was going to make it off those tracks, i think i panicked and went into shock. >> reporter: a phenomenon called the freeze response -- a natural reaction where a person under duress is literally paralyzed by fear. thankfully, a nearby police officer quickly came to her rescue. >> just to think that in an instant my life could have been just taken without any warning. thank you. you saved me. >> reporter: and here in tempe, arizona, a train had just passed when brandon stovall started to drive across the tracks. he didn't see the second train coming. >> it was just like if someone were to walk next to your car and hit you with a baseball bat in the head. >

plan accordingly if you are traveling between pennsylvania, new jersey and take betsy rosin steady ande's a live look at that massive backup than route 422, eastbound approaching route 23, it was caused by an accident and a disabled vehicle will, all around the same area, so it is slow go for 422 eastbound this morning, chris. >> what a mess. >> meantime 6:32. one person has been seriously hurt in the massive warehouse fire in kensington. two fire fighters treated for minor injuries. >> fox 29's steve keeley live on the scene all morning for us, steve. >> reporter: well, sunnies up and you can see is what left of the building and it is not much. just two walls standing there, vacant building that fire started in and then next door this empty space was a paper storage facility. you can see how big that was. that is where majority of the water is going. you can see flames through the weeds here. look at the flames up on that utility pole with all those power lines. on this utility pole the flames burn it and the transformer snapped it the and wires being pulled out. it was as high as the

betsy truman! ours was a love for society -- and a loss of time and space. >> jon: come on out.ay to report on security breaches from behind the closet. come on out and talk to us. >> fine! >> jon: and give us the scoop on everything. (laughter) one of the dresses. jason. why not take a suit? >> because there was nothing in obama's closet but bomber jackets and jeans. besides, the shelter's going to donate this to the smithsonian. this is a thoroughbred, okay -- got to let it out th out to run! (cheers and applause) >> jon: where are your actual clothes? >> oh, no idea, jon, okay? these parties of the secret service are crazy! >> jon: now that they're on lockdown at the white house, how are you planning on getting out in that, yes, i agree, beautiful gown? >> i'm not. i'm going to lay low till i hear the all-clear sign. (loud music) >> jon: oh! it's like potus went to the climate change. let's get the party started! >> jon: jason jones, everybody. we'll be right back. i told you picking him up was a bad idea. what's the worst that can happen? anybody want to see a skull? ha ha h

and dreary and slow as well on the schuylkill and 95, you want to avoid the tacony palmyra bridge, betsy ross is a better bet, here is a spot, downed trees at gradiville road and several accidents in buck county one involving an overturned vehicle at buckingham and warwick watch for a crash at york road and bristol a rec along 15 not far away from the burlington bristol bridge. and big problems on the knowledge turnpike, a couple of fires between 4 and 3 and maybe some of the local roads would be better bets. >> thank you. >>> much more to come on "action news" thursday, a big day in the big apple, yankees star, derek jeter takes his final at bat. >> and it's a common debate, does the flu shot really work. and what is the best type? they do the research for you, we have the answers next. >> those stories and much more when "action news" continues in just a moment. >>> iraq's prime minister says their country uncovered a terrorist plot targetling the subways and the u.s. official say they are not aware of it. they were told of the plot today on the sidelines of the u.s. assembly. they are

a boat is crossing and extra betsy ross, kerry. >> very good advice, sue. police investigating a suspicious death this morning in university city. they say a body was found inside of the home on the 4,000 block of sansom street just before 11:00 last night. it is still not clear how the person died or who discovered the body. and police are investigating a overnight multi vehicle accident this one happening a little after 12:30 in the juniata section of the city. three people were taken to temple hospital. police say one of the drivers was given a sobriety test. >>> also police are looking for an armed robber who held a south philadelphia holiday inn, this one happening before 3:30 in the 1,000 block of packer avenue. police say a man came in the main lobby and stole money from one the of the registers but nobody was hurt. >>> a cooper health system executive and his wife, were found dead in their home and now investigators are looking for answers. >> steve keeley is live in camden with the very latest on this. steve, lieutenant of questions about what actu

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procession of firefighters and police officers made their way from the firemans hall to the historic betsy ross house. it began at 9:59 the time that the first tower collapsed. >> meanwhile, 571 cadets at the delaware military academy sat shoulder to shoulder to honor the victims they welcomed the families to their campus for a special ceremony, they formed the date 9/11 on the grass as a national guard helicopter flew overhead. what you can likely remember from that day, you can't forget where you were or what you were doing. it's a memory that sticks with all of us and 3,000 lives lost. >>> in other news, a burlington county man is under arrest accused of sexually abusing those in their day care and in their care. dennis -- accused of abusing the children from january to august of last year. they were taken care of at the home sweet home day care. they are asking anyone that may have been victimized to please contact the burlington county prosecutors office. the number is on your screen there. >>> from our delaware newsroom, authorities in newcastle county released these sketches of two

we had a bridge opening at the tacony-palmyra they are getting ready for another one, head to the betsy ross bridge instead. there was an awful overnight crash in williams town nelson drive. a good spot to avoid. the crash on the parkway southbound new egg harbor township. >> a nasty crash in south jersey left one person dead. the action cam was inle williams town, gloucester county. witnesses say three vehicles were involved they were speeding. one car lost control and end up in the woods. the other two cars left the scene. police have not released a description of the vehicles they are looking for. >>> philadelphia police are searching for the person who ran down a little girl on a city street and took off. the little girl's family is pleading for the driver to come forward. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: philadelphia police accident investigators were on the scene late into the night after they say an suv ran down a 7-year-old on 42nd street in mantua. the identification of the vehicle was made easy by a good smar ton who snapped a -- samaritan who snapped a picture of t

. >> the tacony palmyra bridge is up, traffic is stopped so head to the betsy ross bridge instead.g to take you to you a jam-up there when we come bac i was not aware of how much acidity was in my diet. i was so focused on making good food choices, i had no idea that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it, i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said that pronamel can make my teeth stronger, that it was important, that that is something i could do each day to help protect the enamel of my teeth. pronamel is definitely helping me to lead the life that i want to live. >> ♪ >> check this out. great picture coming to us from the jersey shore. that's live sky 6 ac. the sun peaking through the clouds and we could see more of that sun later today. >> let's go on over to karen rogers see where things stand on the roads. good morning, karen. >> nice to see eight little brighter out there today. >> yeah. >> all right looking live. slow traffic here in chester county. this is the 30 bypass eastbound and kind of heavy from 340 to 113 and as you se

then you're on the brakes again from the betsy ross bridge into girard with speeds in the teens.e water main break blocking seventh at locust on the west side of washington square and it might be a good day to head to the constitution center. why you ask? >> why. >> we are celebrating 225, the 225th birthday of our constitution being signed on this september 17th. meanwhile outside exton chester county still cleaning up this crash along one hundred northbound by the 30 bypass. have a tow truck in there now but they are partially blocking the northbound lanes causing a little bit of slowing and they're working on cleaning up a truck fire from the overnight in burlington county, new jersey turnpike southbound by exit six right lane is still blocked and now we're hearing it could remain blocked for a little while. >> okay, matt, thanks. >>> new this morning, a government report found most hospitals in areas affected by super storm sandy were not prepared to deal with its aftermath. inspector general the for the department health and human services assess 172 hospitals in hard hit ar

just like traveling 95, head today downtown philadelphia, approaching the betsy, down to the vine, drop down to 28 miles per hour, eastbound seeing the delays throughout your western suburbs, and if you are traveling, in the overbrook section of philadelphia, very serious accident, occurred around the time of 5:00 a.m. this morning. fifty-nine and upland way, overturned vehicle accident, vehicle gone into the woods. still active scene. lancaster avenue would be your best alternate at this time. no delays for mass transit. we head back toutiesting. >> torrey, thanks so much. all morning long remembering joan rivers, force to be rec orthopedics with, known for her biting width, but was as tough on herself as she was on the celebrity she teesed. >> "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabeo joins us now in the sat center more on joan's legendary career. january? >> -- jan? >> ground breaker, gracious lady, all ways her fans and her fellow comedians are remembering joan rivers today. she had said she wanted to work her entire life, and she did just that, all the way up until the ends. it seemed

if you're unfamiliar where it is sandwiched between the tacony-palmyra bridge and betsy ross. all the drivers move to one lane and this delay just goes on and on for miles out there. the delay basically stretches from past cottman avenue down to the scene at bridge street. you can see the headlights for what appear to be forever out there on 95. let's take you to the other cameras right now. penndot camera and what it looks like at the scene. at around 4:30 this morning and that is where we are seeing the backup forming at the scene and that backup has only gotten worse. 95 southbound as you approach cottman avenue and this is the southbound side and you can see that delay hasn't impacted 95 just yet. but just beyond cottman avenue that's where we start to see the big backup forming and that's where you see it on the maps out there. indicating we are seeing really heavy delays as you saw in those live pictures. so, here's how you can get around it. you can take it at the aramingo ramp and that will help you bypass the delay and the accident scene. that's going to be a good opt

it's dark out there, i know, but we have the tacony-palmyra up, head to the betsy ross bridge instead for the time being. i meant to take you to i-95. we had big delays yesterday, late-running construction on i-95 approaching 420. that construction is clear, so traffic here moving fine, all lanes open, no worries right there. on the big picture we have the construction on the boulevard northbound on the inner drive until 6:00 a.m. they are doing paving. in west philadelphia an apartment building fire under control. looks for crews on 52nd a near arch. we have the phils at 7:05 and circumstance culls at 7 canle -- 7:30. we have construction cleared on the turnpike westbound near willow grove, overnight crews are moving out, matt. >> we begin with several developing stories, first here a police chase went from the roadway to the railway in delaware county overnight. the action cam is where the suv stopped on the septa track also near 1:30. police attempted to stop the driver for traffic violations, instead the driver drove off the road on to the tracks and fled on foot. police are quest

i sat down with betsy death panel mccoy. it's been a tough road for the critics of this law.he people behind repealing this, how are we going to get them on our side? >> i'm going to just turn this off for a second. >> but she was too upset to talk about it -- i guess. so it was up to me to find a new dooms-day diagnosis to stop obamacare. nurse janet. >> i lost my job as a direct result of obamacare. >> yeah, obamacare will murder your job. that is gold. nurse's job killed to death by obamacare. you look at that camera and tell me how heart broken you are. >> i am so thrilled to have lost that job. >> wait, you're happy about losing your job? >> i ran a free clinic and a janitor's lunchroom, obamacare came along and my patients were for the first time able to get insurance to take care of their healthcare needs. >> (bleep) it. i can spin this. patients tie rankly removed from a janitor's lunchroom, tragically receiving healthcare -- >> there is nothing tragic here. nobody is calling me to ask for free healthcare anymore. >> because of obamacare. >> because of obamacare. >> b

head for the betsy ross as your easy alternate. couple issues in montgomery county.ken down vehicle along valley road at welsh road. also a crash in huntingdon valleyology huntington pike at red lion road. we got rid of the crash on the northeast extension southbound approaching mid county. in the back a vehicle broke down. you're still dealing with slow speeds coming from lansdale. matt. >> testimony restems in a double murder trial in montgomery county after an extended three day break. the defendant who is representing himself claims two men forced him to lead them to the victim's apartment. >> a grand jury is considering whether criminal charges should be filed in an arrest. this man that you see in the video here later died. several officers in new york city suspected 43-year-old eric garner was selling loose cigarettes after he allegedly refused to be arrested an officer put garner in what appears to be a choke hold. garner reportedly suffered from asthma. the medical examiner has ruled his death a homicide due to the chest and neck compressions by the officer.